Sources of Law Review

How many sources does is law in the U.S. derive from?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 1

The "supreme law of the land" is

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• The Supreme Court

• Kansas Statutes

The Bill of Rights is the first _____ amendments to the Constitution

• 5

• 6

• 10

• 9

Law that’s written by a legislative body

• Statutory Law

• Administrative Law

• Case Law

All 50 states derive its law from England.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Judges write law.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Law established by the outcome of former cases.

• Administrative Law

• Statutory Law

• Case Law

Federal, State, and local lawmakers give power of regulation to _____ which are government bodies formed to carry out particular laws.

• Supreme Court

• Statutes

• Administrative Agencies

• States

The purpose of Administrative Agencies is to  

• Have expert knowledge in a certain field help regulate and dictate what can and can’t be done.

• Give power to the government to create laws in certain fields.

• Determine what that statute means & how to interpret it

• Write down where judges could refer to a situation and the decision that was made in past cases.

A statute can be created to _____ the law on a particular issue or _____ people to do/not do something.

• Dismiss / Declare

• Establish / Stop

• Declare / Order

• Set / Begin